ENGLISH EQUIVALENTS OF LATIN NAMES OF SPECIES 



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immer sus: immersed, under water. 



impera tor: commanding, imperious. 



imperia lis: imperial, kingly. 



implex us: implicated, interwoven; 



impres sus : impressed, sunken in. 



insequalifd lius: unequal-leaved. 



inaequa lis: unequal. 



inaequilat erus : unequal-sided. 



inci nus: hoary 



incarna tus: flesh-colored. 



incer tus: uncertain, doubtful. 



incisifo lius: cut-leaved. 



inci sus: incised, cut. 



inclina tus: inclined, bout down- 

 ward. 



incomparab ills: incomparable, excel- 

 ling. 



incomp tus: rude, unadorned, not at- 

 tractive. 



inconspic uus: inconspicuous, not 

 prominent. 



incurva tus: incurved, bent inward. 



incur vus : incurved. 



indenta tus: indented, dented 



in dicus: Indian, of India or the East 

 Indies. 



indivi sus: undivided. 



iner mis: unarmed, without thorns or 

 spines. 



infecto rius: used for dying, pertain- 

 ing to dyes. 



infes tus: dangerous, unsafe. 



infla tus: inflated, swollen up. 



infortuna tus: unfortunate. 



infrac tus: broken. 



infundibulifor mis: funnel-shaped, 

 trumpet-shaped. 



infundib ulum: a funnel. 



inodo rus: without odor, scentless. 



inorna tus: without ornament, not 

 showy. 



in quinans: polluting, discoloring. 



inscrip tus: inscribed, written on. 



insig nis: remarkable, distinguished, 

 marked. 



insitit ius: grafted. 



intac tus: intact, untouched. 



in teger: entire. 



integer rimus : very entire. 



integrifo lius: entire-leaved. 



interjec tus: interjected, put between. 



interme dius: intermediate. 



interrup tus: interrupted. 



intertex tus: interwoven, intertwined. 



intrica tus: intricate, entangled. 



intror sus : introrse, turned inward. 



intumes cens: swollen, puffed up, 

 tumid. 



intyba ceus: pertaining to chicory 

 (Intybus). 



inver sus: inverse, turned over, up- 

 side down. 



invi sus: unseen, overlooked. 



involucri tus: involucred, with an 

 involucre. 



involu tus: involute, rolled inward. 



ionan thus : with flowers like the violet. 



ionop terus: with wings like the violet. 



hides cens: iridescent, changing color 

 at different angles. 



iridifld rus: iris-flowered. 



irreguli ris: irregular. 



isan drus: with equal stamens. 



isopet alus: equal-petaled. 



isophyl Ius: equal-leaved. 



ital icus: Italian. 



jamaicen sis: of Jamaica, 

 japon icus: Japanese, of Japan, 

 jasmin eus: jasmine-like, 

 jasminifld rus: jasmine-flowered, 

 javan icus: Javan, of Java, 

 juba tus: crested, with a mane, 

 jucun dus : agreeable, pleasing. 

 jugo sus: joined, yoked, 

 jun ceus: Juucus-like, rush-like. 



kashmiria nus: of Cashmere or Kash- 



mere. 

 kewen sis: belonging to Kew (Kew 



Gardens, England). 

 koraia nus: of Corea; also coreanus. 



labia tus: labiate, lipped. 



labio sus: lipped. 



lach ryma: a tear. 



lacinia tus: laciniate, torn, cut or 



slashed into narrow lobes. 

 lacinio sus: laciniose, laciniate. 

 lacta tus: milky, 

 lac teus: milk-white, 

 lactic olor: milk-colored, 

 lactif era : milk-bearing, milky-juiced, 

 lactiflo rus: flowers milk-colored, 

 lacuno sus: witn holes or pits, 

 lacus tris: pertaining to lakes, 

 ladanif era: ladanum-bearing. 

 laetev irens : light green, vivid green. 

 ie tus: bright, vivid, 

 laevicau lis: smooth-stemmed, 

 laeviga tus: smooth. 

 lev ipes : smooth - footed, smooth- 



stalked. 



lae vis: smooth, 

 laevius culus: smoothish, somewhat 



smooth. 



lana tus: woolly, 

 lanceola tus: lanceolate. 

 Ian ceus: lance-like, 

 lancifo lius: lance-leaved, 

 lanig era: wool-bearing. 

 lanugino sus: woolly, downy, 

 lappa ceus: pertaining to a globular 



hooked bur; Lappa-like. 

 lappon icus: of Lapland. 

 laricifo lius: larch-leaved, 

 laric inus: Larix-like, larch-like, 

 lasiocar pus : rough - fruited, rough- 

 hairy. 



lasiopet alus: with petals rough-hair}', 

 lateriflo rus: lateral -flowered, with 



flowers on the side, 

 laterit ius: brick-red. 

 latifo lius: broad-leaved, 

 lat ifrons: broad-fronded, broad-her- 



baged, broad-leaved, 

 latimacula tus: broad-spotted, 

 lat ipes: broad-footed, broad-stalked, 

 latis simus: broadest, very broad, 

 la tus: broad, wide, 

 laurifo lius: laurel-leaved, 

 lauri nus: laurel-like, 

 lavandula ceus: lavender-like. 

 laxiflo rus: loose-flowered. 

 laxifo lius: loose-leaved, 

 lax us: lax, open, loose, 

 leian thus: smooth-flowered, 

 leiocar pus: smooth-fruited, 

 leiophyl Ius: smooth-leaved, 

 lenticula ris: lenticular, lens-shaped, 

 len tus: pliant, tenacious, tough, 

 leontoglds sus: lion-tongued or 



-throated. 



leopard! nus: leopard-spotted. 



lepidophyl Ius: scaly-leaved. 



leprd sus: of leprosy, scurfy. 



leptocau lis: thin-stemmed, slender- 

 stemmed. 



leptoc ladus: thin-stemmed or 

 -branched. 



leptol epis: thin-scaled. 



leptophyl Ius: thin- or slender-leaved. 



leptosep alus: thin-sepaled. 



lep topus: thin- or slender-stalked. 



leucan thus: white-flowered. 



leucob otrys: with white clusters. 



leucoceph alus: white-headed. 



leuconeu rus: white-nerved. 



leucophyl Ius: white-leaved. 



leucorhi zus: white-rooted. 



libur nicus: of Liburnia (west of 

 Adriatic). 



lignd sus: woody. 



ligula ris: ligulate, strap-shaped. 



lilac inus: lilac. 



liliifldrus: lily-flowered. 



limba tus: bordered. 



limd sus: of muddy or marshy places. 



linariifo lius: linaria-leaved. 



linearifo lius: linear-leaved. 



linearil obus: linear-lobed. 



linea ris: linear. 



linea tus: lined, with lines or stripes. 



lingula tus: tongue-shaped. 



linifd lius: linum-leaved, flax-leaved. 



linophyl Ius: flax-leaved. 



lithosper mus: with seeds stone-like. 



littora lis: of the seashore. 



liv idus: livid, bluish. 



loba tus: lobed. 



lobula ris: lobed. 



loliS ceus: Lolium-like (Lolium com- 

 prises the rye-grasses). 



longebractea tus: long-bracted. 



longepeduncula tus : long - peduncu - 

 late. 



longicauda tus: long-tailed. 



longiflo rus : long-flowered. 



longif 6 lius : long-leaved. 



longihama tus: long-hooked. 



longilamina tus : with long laminae or 

 plates. 



longfl obus: long-lobed. 



longimucrona tus: long-mucronate. 



long ipes : long-footed, long-stalked. 



longipet alus: long-petaled. 



longipinna tus: long-pinnate. 



longiracemo sus: long-racemed. 



longisca pus: long-scaped. 



longisep alus: long-sepaled. 



iongis pathus: long-spathed. 



longispi nus: long-spined. 



Iongis simus: longest, very long. 



Iongis tylus: long-stalked. 



Ion gus: long. 



lor if 6 lius: strap-leaved. 



lu cidus: lucid, bright, shining, clear. 



ludovicia nus : of Louisiana. 



lugdunen sis: belonging to the region 

 of Lyons. 



lunS tus: lunate, moon-shaped, moon- 

 like, crescent-shaped. 



lunula tus : somewhat moon-shaped. 



lupuli nus: Lupulus-like, hop-like. 



lu rid us: lurid, wan, sallow, pale yel- 

 low. 



lute olus: yellowish. 



lutes cens: yellowish, becoming yel- 

 low. 



